first, i am a registered republican.
but the republican party is doomed.
people who dont want to have everything given/controlled by the government, but are not religious will not vote republican because no republican will get elected without pandering to the religious right.
if the republican party were able to distance themselves from the religion lobby, and just run on fiscal conservatism, they would be a lot more popular.
this may be an unpopular viewpoint, but our world is changing, and as soon as a non-religious 18 year old realizes that the republican party is arguing for values he/she has no interest in, and can NEVER change their stance on some issues, like the legalization of pot, they run straight to the left and become a democrat.
sometimes i think, "who can blame them?" they havent lived enough life yet to understand why a huge government thats involved with every aspect of your life isnt a good thing.
it used to be in this country that politicians pandered to the older folks, because they were the ones who always voted.
now the young people are standing up and voting, but the republicans wont risk losing the "old" vote by changing certain policies in order to gain a younger base.
LC